between 1855(1855) and 1856(1856)
Oil on canvas
61.1 x 50.3 cm (24.06 x 19.8 in)
72844
All Talk and No Work
Date between 1855(1855) and 1856(1856)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 61.1 X 50.3 cm (24.06 X 19.8 in)
cyf
38350
The Speculator
mk136
Oil on canvas
1852
51378
Vesuvius
mk218
1844
OIl on canvas
59.7x73.7cm
Francis William Edmonds
American, 1806-1863,American painter and banker. He achieved recognition both as a painter and as a banker, juggling careers with consummate skill. In 1826 he enrolled at the National Academy of Design while working in a New York bank. Somewhat insecure, he initially exhibited between 1836 and 1838 under the pseudonym E. F. Williams, but favourable reviews subsequently prompted him to use his own name. In 1840-41 Edmonds spent eight months in Europe, where he studied the Old Masters; he particularly admired the 17th-century Dutch painters Pieter de Hooch and Gabriel Metsu.
